Burrendong Dam Capacity Increase Proposal
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: New South Wales, Australia
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A proposal to increase the capacity of Burrendong Dam in Western NSW to improve water security for communities and the environment along the Macquarie-Wambuul River. The project was part of the Macquarie Wambuul Water Security Project investigating options to improve drought resilience, including increasing dam capacity by using part of the flood mitigation storage to capture excess floodwater for
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government
- Location
- New South Wales, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Original status | cancelled |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A proposal to increase the capacity of Burrendong Dam in Western NSW to improve water security for communities and the environment along the Macquarie-Wambuul River. The project was part of the Macquarie Wambuul Water Security Project investigating options to improve drought resilience, including increasing dam capacity by using part of the flood mitigation storage to capture excess floodwater for use during droughts. |
Original sector | Water Resources |
Budget |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Source
Source | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government |
Article published date | 2026-05-01 |
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